Extracts from Parliamentary proceedings: Israel - Apr 15
Yvette Cooper (Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford) (Lab): We strongly condemn Iran’s attack on Israel this weekend, and we must do everything we can to prevent further escalation in the middle east...
Tuesday, 16 April 2024 07:41
New findings from EPI’s interactive benchmarking tool finds that Multi-Academy Trusts tend to have higher teacher turnover than other school groups, but also higher balances
Today, EPI launches its complete interactive benchmarking tool, which compares the performance of individual academy trusts, local authorities, federations and dioceses across four key performance indicators...
Tuesday, 16 April 2024 00:01
BRC calls on PCC candidates to get tough on retail crime
The retail industry is calling on candidates to commit to three pledges that would support the fight against spiralling retail crime ahead of Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) elections on 2 May...
Tuesday, 16 April 2024 00:01
NEU comments on new EPI tool on Multi-Academy Trusts
Commenting on EPI’s new tool which finds that multi-academy trusts (MATs) have higher teacher turnover than other school groups, Daniel Kebede, General Secretary of the National Education Union, said...
Tuesday, 16 April 2024 00:01
ASCL responds to EPI report on school groups
Responding to the Education Policy Institute’s benchmarking tool comparing different types of school groups, and an accompanying report on the findings, Pepe Di’Iasio, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said...
Tuesday, 16 April 2024 00:01
Emily Thornberry comments on Cifas report saying criminals are using social media and AI to target consumers
Emily Thornberry MP, Labour's Shadow Attorney General, commenting on a Cifas report which finds criminals are using social media and AI to target consumers, said...
Tuesday, 16 April 2024 00:01
Councils urge MPs to back smokefree generation plans
Ahead of the Second Reading of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, Cllr David Fothergill, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing Board said...
Tuesday, 16 April 2024 00:01
Chancellor in US to stress importance of being stronger when standing together
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will today embark on a three-day trip to the U.S., visiting New York before heading to Washington D.C. to attend the annual International Monetary Fund (IMF) Spring Meetings...
Tuesday, 16 April 2024 00:01
Committee Chair urges fellow MPs to back legislation to limit smoking
Ahead of today’s Second Reading of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill (Tues 16 April), Steve Brine MP, Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee said...
Tuesday, 16 April 2024 00:01
MPs to vote on landmark Bill to create Smokefree generation
MPs will vote today (16th April 2024) on world-leading legislation to protect future generations across the UK from the harmful effects of smoking...
Tuesday, 16 April 2024 00:01